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Section: Demographics
Students
ENGLISH : Matters Of Culture And Community
Title: Associate professor of English, University of Minnesota Education: Ph.D. and M.A., anthropology, University of Michigan; B. A. Princeton University Age: 39 Career mentor: Toni Morrison Have you always wanted to be a writer? “If I wasn’t allowed to be me, I would be the musician Prince.” “Be unafraid! Strike out in new directions for […]
January 6, 2010
LGBTQ+
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES & EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: Untangling The Web
You may face rejection and naysayers, but that voice that says “no” should not be inside of you.
January 6, 2010
Native Americans
Tribal College Educator Raises America’s Multiethnic Profile
Muckleshoot Tribal College education resource coordinator Louie Gong leads nonprofit organization MAVIN, which builds pathways to healthier communities by celebrating the mixed-heritage experience.
January 6, 2010
African-American
Michelle Obama Images Part of U. Of Michigan Race Exhibition
Two contrasting images of Michelle Obama – wearing pearls and smiling, and as a rifle-toting revolutionary – are on display at the University of Michigan as part of an exhibit that considers race and visual representations.
January 4, 2010
Latinx
Students Begin Washington Trek for Immigrant Rights
Four South Florida students celebrated the New Year by setting out by foot on a 1,500 mile journey they are calling the “Trail of Dreams” to raise awareness about national immigration reform.
January 3, 2010
Latinx
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM : CELEBRATING A LEGACY OF DIVERSITY AND ACHIEVEMENT
Among longtime residents and higher education observers in and around Phoenix, South Mountain Community College (SMCC) has been known for 30 years as “the little college that could.â€
December 23, 2009
Students
SUPPLYING THE DEMAND
With the economy still reeling, Hampton University didn’t get its usual contingent of 100 employers at its fall 2009 career fair for students and alumni. But one sector was there in force — federal government agencies look
December 23, 2009
Disabilties
WASHINGTON UPDATE
Federal Official Pushes for More Diversity in Government In an exclusive interview with Diverse, hiring leader talks about federal government plans to boost diversity hiring, especially among disabled individuals.
December 23, 2009
African-American
Advocates Want More Help for Jobless Blacks
Citing different approaches needed for those hardest hit by joblessness, scholars say chronically high Black unemployment defies easy solutions when both discrimination and low education attainment are among factors plaguing African-American job seekers.
December 22, 2009
Students
Hispanic College Fund President Steps Down
Idalia Fernandez announced Tuesday she will resign from the position she has held since 2007.
December 22, 2009
Students
Minority Hires a Priority On Capitol Hill
Government agencies and MSI advocates seek new ways to boost minority participation in federal jobs.
December 22, 2009
Latinx
Obama Naming Hispanics to Top Posts at Record Pace
More than half of the Hispanic appointees, whose jobs required Senate confirmation, hold an Ivy League degree, and more than a quarter, like the president, have a diploma from Harvard, an Associated Press review found.
December 21, 2009
African-American
Like Du Bois, UPenn Scholar Has Focused on Interdisciplinary Work
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, the Lasry Family Endowed Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, has found a way to hone all of his academic interests without forcing himself to choose one discipline over another.
December 21, 2009
African-American
Scholar Renders Deft History of Civil Rights Era
Historian Andrew B. Lewis chronicles the roles of a band of young people who gave new direction and courage to the civil rights movement in The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation.
December 20, 2009
Women
Civil Rights Commission Probes Possible Gender Bias at Colleges
A federal civil rights agency investigating possible gender discrimination in college admissions will subpoena data from more than a dozen mid-Atlantic universities, officials said Thursday.
December 17, 2009
Latinx
Immigration Reform Next for Obama Cabinet
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke took a page from their personal histories in making an economic argument for why immigration reform should be the next domestic agenda item for President Barack Obama’s administration.
December 17, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Quid Pro Quo Deal Allows Lincoln to Renovate Its Image
Lincoln University gave up ‘control’ of a prized art collection, gaining a chance to remake its campus.
December 16, 2009
Students
HBCUs a Bargain Compared with Other Private Colleges, UNCF Says
Applications are on the increase at many private Black colleges, the United Negro College Fund says, and one factor may be their lower tuitions compared with other small private colleges and universities.
December 15, 2009
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